Maitree Super Thermal Power Project
The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project`s Unit-1 was recently unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh.
Key Points
- It is located at Rampal in Bagerhat district of Khulna division of Bangladesh.
- The 1320 (2×660) MW coal-fired power plant is being set up at a cost of approximately $2 billion.
- The project is being developed under India’s concessional financing scheme and will add 1320 MW to Bangladesh’s national grid.
- It is being built by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Private Limited (BIFPCL).
- The first unit of this super thermal power plant will go into commercial operation in early October and will be a major breakthrough in the growing cooperation in the Bangladesh-India power sector.
- Unit-II of the power plant, also known as the Rampal coal-fired power project, is expected to be commissioned early next year.
- Once both the units of this mega power plant are commissioned, Maitree Super Thermal Power Project will be one of the largest power plants in Bangladesh.
PM Modi To Attend SCO Meeting With Putin And Xi
On September 15 and 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to travel to Samarkand in Uzbekistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on September 15 and 16. This will be the first in-person summit after June 2019 when the SCO summit was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The Prime Minister, sources said, is likely to reach Samarkand on September 14 and return on September 16, according to the current travel schedule.